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Friday, January 11, 2013

join in!

i whipped up a little icon to remind myself of my 2013 sewing re-sew-lution. see previous post here. thank you for all of your feedback! i thought it would be nice to spread the enjoyment around, so if you'd like to focus on enjoyment too, please take a copy of the image above for your blog and post a list of what you'll do to focus on enjoyment! leave me a comment with a link to your blog too!

how will i focus on enjoyment?

dedicate myself to one project at a time

quality over quantity

no crazy deadlines

be less critical of finished projects

take a break when i'm not feeling it

sewing with friends

a glass of wine, some gummy bears, or chocolate while sewing - why not? and they make great pattern weights too!

rock out to pandora radio while sewing. dance breaks are allowed.

once you've written your post, let me know and i'll add a link to your blog so everyone can check out your ideas! remember, everyone's lists can be different!

Fab idea, lovely! I do my best sewing with a G&T, my dogs by my feet and some tv on in the background. Preferably something cheerful and sassy (read: Golden Girls or Pretty Little Liars). What a wonderful focus for 2013!

It's so easy to get overwhelmed reading other blogs and seeing how much everyone else manages to sew up, sometimes it gets me down and I freeze at the thought of how much sewing I feel I need to do to keep up! Isn't that silly?!

I'm going to borrow your button and post up soon with my ideas too. My goals will include sewing with friends and hanging out with other sewing bloggers (already got the next meet pencilled in for the 20th) and just to have fun making what ever I want, no plan, no pressure just sew :)

It's so easy to get overwhelmed reading other blogs and seeing how much everyone else manages to sew up, sometimes it gets me down and I freeze at the thought of how much sewing I feel I need to do to keep up! Isn't that silly?!

I'm going to borrow your button and post up soon with my ideas too. My goals will include sewing with friends and hanging out with other sewing bloggers (already got the next meet pencilled in for the 20th) and just to have fun making what ever I want, no plan, no pressure just sew :)

You are absolutely right! This is a great resolution. Sew because it's fun and nothing else. It's hard not to read blogs and then feel inadequate. I think everyone does it. Some people are so prolific! I tend to go through spurts. So I try and save things to blog about during dry spells. I just love your resolution!

That's smart, i should save projects and space them out. I always want to post a project as soon as it's done, which usually means i haven't taken great photos yet. I need to just wait and take better photos before posting something!

Hey there! I love your pledge idea. hope you don't mind if I join in. Here is the link to my blog post about it:http://madewithhugsandkisses.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/what-i-enjoy-most-in-the-world-xxx/

What a great idea - I've added a post on my blog and taken up this idea, hopefully whole heartedly. I'm sure it will help me take more pride in my work and get more enjoyment from it! Sometimes we just need that little reminder that we are doing this for fun! Lara xxx http://dreamingofavonlea.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/sew-enjoyable/

I thought I was the only one who sewed whilst eating gummie bears and drinking wine, listening to Pandora! We could be related. I sew every chance I get. I love your sight and agree that sewing should be fun. Can't wait to see what you do next.